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Sunday, 17 March 2013

John Barrowman: interview, and 'All Stars' trailer

John Barrowman was such a horrible baby his big sister Carole wanted to sell him.
Good job she didn't - the fantasy books for children they've co-written are now earning them both a fortune Eight years separate John and Carole Barrowman, but they’re uncannily alike. They
have the same hair colour, cheekbones, smile, eyes, accent and
infectious sense of fun. They finish each other’s sentences and often
speak in stereo. They’re
both sarcastic and stubborn and share passions such as sci-fi and art.
‘She’s me with a skirt,’ jokes John. Except, he says, his sister’s the
intellectual.

Carole and John Barrowman may be eight years
apart but they have the same hair colour, cheekbones, smile, eyes,
accent and infectious sense of fun

The 53-year-old mum of two
grown-up children is Professor of English/Director of Creative Studies
in Writing at Alverno College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A
far cry from her brother’s world of television, West End musicals and
Hollywood films. Together, though, they’ve made the perfect writing
team. The first time
they worked together was on John’s memoirs five years ago, and they had
so much fun they wanted to repeat the experience.During
a long car journey back in 2011 they invented Hollow Earth – a magical
children’s fantasy about Matt and Emily Calder. The 12-year-old twins
live on a remote island and are part of an ancient order of artists with
imaginations so powerful they can bring their drawings to life, enter
famous painters’ artworks and, in the new sequel Bone Quill, travel
through time.

Blink and you’ll miss John Barrowman in this trailer for All Stars
Ben Gregor is graduating from goofy-nostalgic comedy shorts and TV’s No Heroics, Ideal and Todd Margaret to feature films with the 3D family film All Stars.
As well as the cast of acting kids there’s some British tele favourites… and John Barrowman. But if you blink at the wrong time you’ll miss Barrowman’s appearance in this trailer.

All Stars is released in the UK on May 3rd.
Read more at Bleeding Cool

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